French director Marion Siéfert blames Meta's policies for banning livestreams of her “Instagram play” about teenage sexuality, even though it contains no nudity
Laura Cappelle / New York Times : Tweets: @jilliancyork , @jeremyoharris , @bloggeronpole , @lauracappelle , @rasmus_kleis , @mischabreslin , and @bloggeronpole Tweets: @jilliancyork : Excellent piece on an absurd act of censorship by Instagram, with quotes from @bloggeronpole https://www.nytimes.com/... @jeremyoharris : Much like physical stages one must be aware of what happens when you collaborate w a public digital stage vs a private one. This article points more toward theatre practitioners general tech illiteracy than to censorship. (1/2) https://twitter.com/... @bloggeronpole : Laws arising from moral panics (often promoted by the media themselves) can wreak havoc on users' lives & livelihoods. This is why researchers and activists (me included) have argued that an internet that is safer for sex workers is safer for everyone: censorship trickles down. Laura Cappelle / @lauracappelle : It was hailed as France's first “Instagram play.” Then the algorithm started to impose bans on it. My story on Marion Siéfert's “_jeanne_dark_”, a sobering test case for live performance on social media platforms https://www.nytimes.com/... Rasmus Kleis Nielsen / @rasmus_kleis : “When the automated interruptions [of “_jeanne_dark_"] started, the artistic team filed appeals through Instagram's in-app system, yet received no response or clarification. They said their attempts to contact employees of Instagram also went nowhere." https://www.nytimes.com/... Michael Breslin / @mischabreslin : one interesting case study on the dramaturgy of “platform” when making digital theatrical work. while instagram/facebook are ubiquitous in daily life, what does it mean for artists to rely on them as a digital stage? https://www.nytimes.com/... @bloggeronpole : Thanks @LauraCappelle for featuring my research & comments in this @nytimes piece. The experiences of the artist show the need for nuanced, context-specific & human-centred moderation - and for ALL users to get together against censorship. https://www.nytimes.com/...